Florida Homes Built to Resist Hurricanes, Reduce Emissions

Florida Homes Built to Resist Hurricanes, Reduce Emissions

佛罗里达房屋建造抵御飓风，减少排放

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　　By Dan Friedell

　　09 November 2023

　　Hurricane Michael hit the American state of Florida five years ago. The major storm came with wind speed of 250 kilometers per hour. It damaged many homes, boats, cars and trucks.

　　But Bonny Paulson's home in the coastal community of Mexico Beach only suffered minor damage to its roof. That is because it was built to resist high winds and heavy rain.

　　While others left the area ahead of the storm, Paulson stayed behind. "I wasn't nervous at all," she said. Almost all the nearby homes were badly damaged. Many were completely destroyed.

　　Now, home builders in hurricane-prone areas are building more homes like the one Paulson owns.

　　The new homes are built with recycled or advanced materials that reduce energy use. Solar panels are fitted closely on the roof to prevent high winds from getting under. And they are easier to heat and cool.

　　Deltec is the homebuilder that built Paulson's home. The company says only one of nearly 1,400 homes it built has been badly damaged by a hurricane. The homes, Deltec says, also use better material and equipment to reduce energy use.

　　Steve Linton is head of Deltec. He said, "The real magic here is that we're doing both."

　　Other homebuilders are also developing neighborhoods that are both resistant to hurricanes and friendly to climate change.

　　In Cortez, Florida, Pearl Homes has completed 26 homes and plans for 30 more by the end of next year in the Hunters Point neighborhood.

　　The homes are LEED-certified platinum, which is the highest rating for homes that use less energy. The homes and roads are also built higher off the ground to avoid flooding.

　　Marshall Gobuty is the chief executive of Pearl Homes. He said he wants the homes "to be so unlike everything else that goes on in Florida." He said there are new homes nearby that are "underwater."

　　Paulson, the homeowner in Mexico Beach, said she did not want to live "day to day worried about (a storm)." She said the new building materials also reduce the costs of energy needed to power her home. She said she used to pay $250 a month for energy use in a different home. Now her cost is about $32.

　　Babcock Ranch is another hurricane-resistant and climate change-friendly community in south Florida. The community calls itself the first solar-powered town in the U.S. The town has 680,000 solar panels to produce energy and uses large batteries to store it. And the homes are built to deal with high winds and heavy rain.

　　In 2022, Hurricane Ian came through Babcock Ranch and left very little damage. Syd Kitson started the town in 2006. He said, "Unless you build in a very resilient way, you're just going to constantly be repairing or demolishing the home."

　　I'm Dan Friedell.

　　Dan Friedell adapted this story for Learning English based on a report by the Associated Press.

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　　丹·弗里德尔

　　2023年11月9日

　　五年前，飓风迈克尔袭击了美国佛罗里达州。这场大风暴的风速为每小时250公里。它损坏了许多房屋、船只、汽车和卡车。

　　但是邦妮·保尔森在墨西哥海滩沿海社区的家屋顶只受到轻微损坏。这是因为它是为了抵抗大风大雨。

　　当其他人在风暴来临前离开该地区时，保尔森留了下来。“我一点也不紧张，”她说。几乎所有附近的房屋都严重受损。许多被彻底摧毁。

　　现在，飓风中的房屋建筑商-俯卧的一些地区正在建造更多像保尔森拥有的房子一样的房子。

　　这些新房子是用回收或先进的材料建造的，可以减少能源消耗。太阳能电池板紧密地安装在屋顶上，以防止强风进入。而且它们更容易加热和冷却。

　　Deltec是建造保尔森住宅的建筑商。该公司表示，它建造的近1400所房屋中，只有一所遭到飓风的严重破坏。德尔泰克说，这些房屋也使用更好的材料和设备来减少能源消耗。

　　史蒂夫·林顿是戴尔泰克公司的负责人。他说，“真正的魔法我们两者都在做。"

　　其他房屋建筑商也在开发既能抵御飓风又有利于气候变化的社区。

　　在佛罗里达州的科尔特斯，Pearl Homes已经完成了26套住宅，并计划在明年年底之前在Hunters Point社区再建造30套。

　　这些房屋是LEED认证的白金级，这是对使用较少能源的房屋的最高评级。房屋和道路也建得离地面更高，以避免洪水。

　　马歇尔·戈布提是珍珠屋的首席执行官。他说，他希望这些房子“与佛罗里达州的其他一切都不一样。”他说附近有新房子在“水下”

　　墨西哥海滩的房主保尔森说，她不想过“日复一日担心(暴风雨)”的生活她说，这种新型建筑材料还降低了她家所需的能源成本。她说，她曾经每月为另一个家庭的能源使用支付250美元。现在她的成本大约是32美元。

　　Babcock Ranch是南佛罗里达的另一个抗飓风和气候变化的社区。该社区自称是美国第一个太阳能小镇。该镇有680，000块太阳能电池板来产生能量，并使用大型电池来储存能量。这些房屋是为了应对大风和暴雨而建造的。

　　2022年，飓风伊恩经过巴布科克农场，几乎没有留下什么损害。西德·麦显杰于2006年创建了这个小镇。他说，“除非你以一种非常有弹性的方式来建造，否则你只会不断地修复或者吃光这个家。"

　　我是丹·弗里德尔。

　　丹·弗里德尔根据美联社的一篇报道改编了这个学习英语的故事。

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　　这个故事中的词语

　　resist –v. 推回某物，以免摔倒

　　prone –adj. 可能发生或经常发生的

　　recycled –adj. 由以前使用过的或曾经是别的东西的材料制成的

　　magic –n.看起来特别或令人印象深刻的事物

　　resilient –adj. 有恢复能力的东西

　　demolish –v. 拆除某物